The Little Issues E-newsletter #484 – Life, laughter, and plenty of nice meals!

Welcome to the weekend, my mates! I’m spending this morning meal prepping within the kitchen, after which I’ll be headed out for a stroll this afternoon to absorb extra of the superior pre-fall climate.

ON THE BLOGS THIS WEEK: Pizza and salad would possibly sound like complete opposites, one’s tacky, gooey, and indulgent, whereas the opposite is gentle, crisp, and refreshing. However put them collectively? You’ve obtained the most effective of each worlds on this pizza salad.

Smoked salmon pasta looks like spring or summer season in a bowl. It’s gentle and lemony with an awesome stability of flavors. The lemon cuts by means of the creaminess, the salmon brings that barely smoky depth, and the pine nuts add simply the suitable crunch.

Let’s simply get this out of the way in which now, I’m obsessed with this vegetable confetti. For about 15 years now, I’ve stored a ready-to-eat vegetable box in our fridge, and we pull it out a number of instances a day for snacking.

This confetti, alternatively? It’s good for tossing with crunchy greens for a lightning-fast salad, or just sauteing a little bit of the combination so as to add to some scrambled eggs or add some to a little bit of ground beef for quick tacos.

Should you’re on the lookout for a dinner that’s stuffed with taste, tremendous easy to prep, and virtually easy to prepare dinner, air fryer Italian chicken goes to be your new go-to.

Crustless coconut pie is a straightforward custard pie stuffed to the brim with candy bites of coconut. Better of all, it’s really easy to make, the youngsters can stir it collectively in about 5 minutes.

That is the cookies and cream ice cream of my childhood goals. Frosted circus animal cookies dance by means of each chew of this animal cookie ice cream.

What I’m CRAVING: Rebecca shared these Greek yogurt brownies final week, and oh my phrase, they give the impression of being unbelievable! No eggs AND no butter required, the Greek yogurt does all of the heavy lifting to create these ultra-rich brownies. They’re absolutely calling my identify as we speak. So, you possibly can wager I’ll be attempting them asap.

My FAVORITE THING this week is the brand new Guilty Pleasure Hitster game! Should you’ve been taking part in Hitster and loving it wherever close to as a lot as we now have over the previous 12 months, you want this enlargement recreation. It’s an entire new 300+ songs that aren’t included within the unique set. We’ve performed by means of it twice already and are having fun with it each bit as a lot as the unique.

What I’m LISTENING to: Colton Dixon on repeat. I chanced on his music by way of my Forrest Frank playlist, and he’s been a favourite for the previous week or two. My son performs his tune Up + Up nearly each time we’re within the automobile collectively. 

“The Lord bless you and preserve you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord flip his face towards you and offer you peace.” Numbers 6:24-26 NIV

Wishing you a stunning week crammed with little issues that make you smile!

Mary